Brańsk

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Brańsk is a town in north-eastern Poland.

It is situated in the Podlasie Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998).

The great Jewish scholar Rabbi Shimon Shkop presided there as Rabbi for a time, starting in 1907.

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Coordinates: 52°44′N, 22°51′E